THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA DATA COLLECTION SURVEY ON SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS OF REFUGEE-HOSTING COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN UGANDA FINAL REPORT JULY 2018 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) KATAHIRA & Engineers International PADECO Co., Ltd. EI KOKUSAI KOGYO CO., LTD. JR 18-068 Data Collection Survey on Social Infrastructure Needs of Refugee-Hosting Communities in Northern Uganda Final Report TABLE OF CONTENTS LOCATION OF THE STUDY AREA TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF PHOTOS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS STUDY PHOTOS CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND AND OUTLINE OF THE STUDY ............................................ 1-1 1.1 Background of the Study ....................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Purpose of the Study .............................................................................................................. 1-1 1.3 Target Areas ........................................................................................................................... 1-2 1.4 Relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies to the Study ............................................... 1-2 1.5 Timeline of the Study ............................................................................................................ 1-2 CHAPTER 2 STUDY APPROACH, METHODOLOGY & PLAN ............................................. 2-1 2.1 Approach of the Study ........................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1.1 Alignment with Uganda’s Refugees Policy and Harmonization with Partners ............... 2-1 2.1.2 Area/Regional Development Perspectives ...................................................................... 2-1 2.1.3 Social Considerations ...................................................................................................... 2-2 2.2 Methodology of the Study ..................................................................................................... 2-2 2.2.1 Basic Facts on Settlements and Host Communities ........................................................ 2-2 2.2.2 Refugee Impact Catchment and Scope of the Study ....................................................... 2-4 2.2.3 Assessment Methodologies ............................................................................................. 2-7 2.2.4 Identification of Priority Projects .................................................................................... 2-9 2.3 Work Plan of the Study ........................................................................................................ 2-10 CHAPTER 3 BASIC FACTS ON 5 WEST NILE DISTRICTS AND SETTLEMENTS ............. 3-1 3.1 Settlements, Sub-Counties and Parishes ................................................................................ 3-1 3.2 Populations of the Districts, Sub-Counties and Settlements ................................................. 3-2 3.2.1 Population Data Sources ................................................................................................. 3-2 3.2.2 Populations of the Districts, Sub-Counties and Zones/Settlements................................. 3-3 3.3 Map of Local Government/Administrative Boundaries and Settlements .............................. 3-4 CHAPTER 4 GOVERNMENT POLICY AND STRUCTURES .................................................. 4-1 4.1 Refugee-Related Government Policy .................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 Role and Structure of Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) .................................................. 4-2 4.3 Assistance by the UN and Donor Partners ............................................................................ 4-5 4.3.1 Role of UNHCR .............................................................................................................. 4-5 4.3.2 Other UN Agencies and Donor Partners ......................................................................... 4-6 4.4 Organization and Budget of the 5 Districts of West Nile ...................................................... 4-7 i Data Collection Survey on Social Infrastructure Needs of Refugee-Hosting Communities in Northern Uganda Final Report 4.4.1 Structure of Local Governments in the 5 Districts .......................................................... 4-7 4.4.2 District Organization (Staffing) ....................................................................................... 4-7 4.4.3 Budget (Revenues and Expenditures) ............................................................................. 4-8 CHAPTER 5 BASIC SOCIAL INFORMATION OF THE REFUGEES AND HOST COMMUNITIES ..................................................................................................... 5-1 5.1 Overview of the Zones/Settlements ....................................................................................... 5-1 5.1.1 Administration Mechanism in the Zones/Settlements ..................................................... 5-1 5.1.2 Administration within the Zones/Settlements: RWC ...................................................... 5-2 5.1.3 Management of the Z/S by OPM ..................................................................................... 5-2 5.1.4 Provision of Social Services in the Zones/Settlements ................................................... 5-2 5.2 Basic Social Information of the Districts and Sub-Counties ................................................. 5-3 5.3 Basic Social Information Survey ........................................................................................... 5-4 5.3.1 Items Surveyed ................................................................................................................ 5-4 5.3.2 Summary of the Outcomes .............................................................................................. 5-5 5.4 Radio Programme Survey ................................................................................................... 5-10 CHAPTER 6 SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SURVEY: ROADS AND SMALL-SCALE BRIDGES ................................................................................................................ 6-1 6.1 Current Situations and Issues ................................................................................................ 6-1 6.1.1 Road Situation and Challenges in Uganda ...................................................................... 6-1 6.1.2 Road Situation and Challenges In/Outside of Settlements .............................................. 6-2 6.1.3 Consideration on Construction of Roads and Small Scale-Bridges Sector ..................... 6-3 6.2 Assessment Methodology and Data ...................................................................................... 6-5 6.2.1 Assessment Methodology ................................................................................................ 6-5 6.2.2 Challenges ....................................................................................................................... 6-9 6.3 Assessment Results (Priority Needs)................................................................................... 6-12 6.3.1 Assessment Results ....................................................................................................... 6-12 6.3.2 List of Priority Needs .................................................................................................... 6-15 6.4 Formulation of Priority Projects .......................................................................................... 6-19 6.4.1 Categorization of Priority Projects ................................................................................ 6-19 6.4.2 Priority Projects under Districts .................................................................................... 6-19 6.4.3 Priority Projects under Central Government ................................................................. 6-21 6.5 Outline of Priority Projects .................................................................................................. 6-23 CHAPTER 7 SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SURVEY: HEALTH ............................................. 7-1 7.1 Overview of Health Sector .................................................................................................... 7-1 7.1.1 Health Sector Policy and Development Plans ................................................................. 7-1 7.1.2 Health Facilities ............................................................................................................... 7-2 7.1.3 Health Personnel .............................................................................................................. 7-3 7.1.4 Institutional Setup for Operation and Maintenance ......................................................... 7-5 7.2 Current Situations and Issues of 5 Target Districts in West Nile Sub-Region ....................... 7-5 7.2.1 Current State of the Health Sector in West Nile’s 5 Districts .......................................... 7-5 7.2.2 Issues in the Health Sector at the Target Districts ........................................................... 7-6 ii Data Collection Survey on Social Infrastructure Needs of Refugee-Hosting Communities in Northern Uganda Final Report 7.3 Assessment Methodology and Data .................................................................................... 7-10 7.3.1 Assessment Scope ........................................................................................................